America Goes to War
By Philip Giraldi
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For those who
think all of this is
theater, think again. The
United States has become a
country addicted to war. -
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What
This Election Is About
By Paul Craig Roberts |
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My conclusion
is that America is doomed.
The people, with few
exceptions, are not smart
enough to continue to exist.
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MIDDLE EAST
30 IS militants killed within 24
hrs by airstrikes, battles in eastern
Syria
Six Russian
"Mercenaries" Killed in Syria Blast –
Reports:
Six Wagner fighters were killed
in the blast at a Syrian army base they
were reinforcing, Russia’s investigative
newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported Monday,
citing an unnamed source in the country.
Syrian Soldier Killed In
Militant Shelling In Latakia - Russian
Military
Islamic State Dumped At Least
6,000 Bodies In Mass Graves In Iraq,
U.N. Says
Three IS leaders killed in
clashes with Iraqi security forces in
Diyala
Yemen: Battle for Hodeidah
'threatens lives' of 59 children in
hospital
Yemen ‘a living hell for
children’, UNICEF says
AP PHOTOS: Yemen’s displaced
live on bread crumbs, leaves
Saudi journalist
tortured to death in prison:
Saudi journalist and writer
Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser has died
after being tortured while in detention,
the New Khaleej reported yesterday.
Saudi Arabia to pay compensation
to Khashoggi family, fiancee: Turkish
official
Saudis Call for Amazon Boycott
Over Coverage of Khashoggi Murder in
Jeff Bezos-Owned Washington Post
Hollywood stars raise record
$60m for Israel army
Trump regime buckles, Iran to
continue selling oil to its 8 biggest
customers
These 8 countries
will receive 'temporary' waivers
excusing them from US sanctions on
Iranian oil:
Erdogan: US
sanctions on Iran wrong, aimed to
unbalance world:
"US sanctions on Iran are wrong. For us,
they are steps aimed at unbalancing the
world; we don't want to live in an
imperialist world," Erdogan said
EU, France, Germany and UK
Regret U.S. Decision to Reimpose Iran
Sanctions
Iran official:
Sanctions seek 'to impose US
nationalism' on world:
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister
Seyed M Kazem Sajjadpour says US move
will have limited impact.
How US sanctions
on Iran could herald a profound global
power shift:
In the worst case scenario,
there will be a war whose consequences
will be incalculable
Egypt's President
Vows to Move Armed Forces to Protect
Gulf Allies - Reports:
Egyptian President has pledged that the
country's army will defend members of
the Cooperation Council for the Arab
States of the Gulf if they face a direct
threat from any country.
AFRICA
Suspected Islamist militants
kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso
restaurant
Two soldiers killed in Burkina
Faso blast;
Locals accuse AU troops after 4
Somali civilians killed
17 African migrants killed and
100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s
Costa del Sol
Egypt: President grants immunity
for military commanders in exchange for
lifelong hold on power
White South Africans barred from
registering on government jobs website
ASIA
Taliban attack Afghan government
post near Iran border, killing 20 troops
13 killed as Taliban seize post
in defensive belt around embattled
Afghan city
EUROPE
Minsk warns
against US base in Poland, nixes Russian
base:
The leader of Belarus has
warned his nation would have to beef up
its weapons arsenals if the United
States sets up a military base in
Poland.
Emmanuel Macron calls for
creation of a ‘true European army’ to
defend against Russia and the US
Germany's
military is about to get a big spending
boost:
Germany is under pressure from
US President Donald Trump to boost its
military spending to 2% of gross
domestic product from the current 1.2%
Russia plans to set up moon base
inhabited by ‘avatar robots’
No Brexit deal, no transition
without Irish backstop - EU's Barnier
GLOBE
Noam Chomsky: The Future of
Organized Human Life Is At Risk Thanks
to GOP’s Climate Change Denial
New York Times
ramps up smear campaign against Julian
Assange;
The New York Times purported to
show that the newspaper had obtained
damning new evidence of collusion
between WikiLeaks, the Trump campaign
and the Russian government to damage the
campaign of Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Snowden Files
Declaration in NSA Spying Case
:
Confirming Authenticity of
Draft Inspector General Report
Discussing Unprecedented Surveillance of
Americans, Which He Helped Expose
AMERICAS
Venezuela adds troops near
Colombian border after three soldiers
killed
Venezuela seeks to repatriate
$550 million of gold from Britain -
sources
Latin America in
grip of murder crisis:
Region has experienced 2.5
million murders since 2000 and report
paints bleak picture of extreme violence
and deteriorating security
Decision to bring White Helmets
to Canada dangerous and criminal
ICE Detention Center Says It’s
Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse
of Refugees
ICE moves to
silence detention center volunteer
visitors:
Immigration officials have
stopped allowing a volunteer group to
visit people at Otay Mesa Detention
Center unless its members agreed not to
talk with the media or other groups
about conditions inside.
Kids Deserve
Safety and Freedom — Not Jail!
- Instead of tearing children
away from their parents when they arrive
at the border, Trump says they can stay
together — jailed in family detention.
The Attacks on Birthright
Citizenship Are Just the Beginning
Video Shows 4 Cops Hold Man Down
as One Smashes His Face in With a Taser
Court: Can't pay your ticket?
Wash police cars and clean courtrooms or
go to jail
Olbermann of
MSNBC Suspended Over Donations:
Keith Olbermann, was suspended
Friday after his employer, MSNBC,
discovered he made campaign
contributions to three Democrats last
month.
Big Money—Not
Political Tribalism—Drives US Elections:
Conventional wisdom asserts that
American politics is becoming more and
more tribal. But the chiefs of the
tribes share a lot in common: dependence
on big money.
Only half of
Americans have faith in democracy: Poll:
In October 2017, faith in
democracy dropped by 7 percentage points
and has held fairly steady since then.
U.S. Housing
Least Affordable in a Decade:
It takes 23.6% of median income
to make the monthly payment on the
average-priced home. |
